Food News

Most restaurants in Central Arkansas appear to be staying put during the Phase 1 reopening phases, deciding to stick with carry out, curbside, and delivery options instead of reopening dining rooms at 33% capacity. Most of the ones we have spoken with cite understandable doubts about profitability with the limited capacity as well as health […]

We came across Fennel and Fire about a year ago when they were setting up to launch their brick and mortar store in downtown Little Rock. Since then it has become a go-to for many of our dry spices and salts that we use in daily cooking. Fennel and Fire was started by Tay Stratton,

The governor announced today that restaurants will be able to start reopening dining service on May 11th, almost two months after being forced to close. Dining service will follow a structured reopening with noticeable restrictions on the first phase. For restaurants, workers will be required to wear face coverings, gloves for all staff, and have

Restaurants are inching closer to being allowed to reopen their dining rooms in Arkansas. All signs from the governor’s office point to restrictions being lifted in early May. As positive as this sounds for providing some relief for the restaurant industry, reopening has the potential to introduce as many issues as the original closing. Federal

Changing times means changing business practices. Our goal at Rock City Eats has always been to help local restaurants and food/beverage producers gain an advantage over the mass-market competition. The COVID outbreak has not only made it harder for local businesses to compete, but it has brought about the need for a complete change in

One of the most frequent requests that we have heard from restaurants is for the city to find some way to provide relief against the city’s 2% advertising and promotion tax (A&P) that is charged to restaurants and hotels based on sales. We dug into this at one point earlier this month only to find

In an emergency proclamation, Governor Asa Hutchinson has directed the Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC) board to allow restaurants and breweries to sell sealed bottles and cans of beer and wine with the purchase of food items to go or for delivery. This is a huge boost for struggling restaurants, especially ones in Little Rock that

Little Rock Mayor Frank Scott today announced that he is instructing restaurants within Little Rock to close their dining rooms beginning this Friday, March 20th. The move comes after many establishments in the city have already closed their dine-in options throughout the week as the numbers from the COVID-19 virus continue to grow. Scott hinted